I have found that some pressings are far better than others on some of the records mentioned.
The first four Sabbath records on UK Vertigo Swirl are very impressive sounding (Vol 4 is the least good sounding in my estimation- not talking about the music, but the sonics).
Aqualung- agree it is basically a lousy recording. I do have the single sided Classic 45s on Clarity. My go-to, however, is a WLP Reprise, which is far easier to find and cheaper.
Zep- yeah, too bad, huh. I've got a lot of different pressings and the best ones one get you to subpar sound:
LZ 1 - CC Piros/Monarch circa '74
LZII - 'RL' or plum
LZ III- Classic or plum
LZ IV- Porky/Pecko Monarch (or plum).
On Machine Head, I have a UK purple label- need to see what it is- not a bad sounding record.
Layla pretty much sucks.
The first UK of Blind Faith improves what is an ugly recording of some great music.
And so on....
The first four Sabbath records on UK Vertigo Swirl are very impressive sounding (Vol 4 is the least good sounding in my estimation- not talking about the music, but the sonics).
Aqualung- agree it is basically a lousy recording. I do have the single sided Classic 45s on Clarity. My go-to, however, is a WLP Reprise, which is far easier to find and cheaper.
Zep- yeah, too bad, huh. I've got a lot of different pressings and the best ones one get you to subpar sound:
LZ 1 - CC Piros/Monarch circa '74
LZII - 'RL' or plum
LZ III- Classic or plum
LZ IV- Porky/Pecko Monarch (or plum).
On Machine Head, I have a UK purple label- need to see what it is- not a bad sounding record.
Layla pretty much sucks.
The first UK of Blind Faith improves what is an ugly recording of some great music.
And so on....